The Finance and Personnel Committee was established to "advise and assist" the Minister of Finance and Personnel. The Committee provided a system of checks and balances and allowed Assembly members to question Ministers on policy matters. It operated during those periods from November 1999 until October 2002 when devolved power in Northern Ireland was fully operational. The two most senior figures on the Committee were the chair and deputy chair.

Finance and Personnel Committee 1999-2002

Chairperson: Mr Francie Molloy (SF)

Deputy Chairperson4: Mr Roy Beggs jnr (UUP)

Mr Alex Attwood (SDLP)

Mr Billy Bell (UUP)

Mr Seamus Close (APNI)

Mr Derek Hussey (UUP)

Mr Roger Hutchinson2 (DUP)

Ms Patricia Lewsley (SDLP)

Mr Alex Maskey (SF)

Mr Maurice Morrow1 (DUP)

Mr Peter Weir (DUP)

Changes Relating to the Finance and Personnel Committee 1999-20021 Mr Maurice Morrow replaced Mr Peter Robinson as a member of the Committee from 12 November 2001. Mr Robinson had replaced Mr Oliver Gibson as a member of the Committee from 2 October 2000.2 Mr Roger Hutchinson replaced Mr Nigel Dodds as a member of the Committee from 12 November 2001. Mr Dodds had replaced Mr Gardiner Kane as a member of the Committee from from 2 October 2000. Mr Roger Hutchinson sat as a DUP MLA from 1 April 2002.3 Ms Patricia Lewsley repalced Mr Donovan McClelland as a member of the Committee from 15 January 2001.4 Mr Roy Beggs Jnr replaced Mr James Leslie as a member of the Committee from 20 February 2002.